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Poltergeist vs The Amityville Horror: which is scarier?

The Amityville Horror is scarier than Poltergeist: 5.8 against 5.0 out of 10 on the Scare Scale.

Scare by scare

Gore
Poltergeist4.4
The Amityville Horror3.2
Creepy
Poltergeist5.5
The Amityville Horror6.1
Jumpscares
Poltergeist4.6
The Amityville Horror5.4
Suspense
Poltergeist5.0
The Amityville Horror5.2
Psychological
Poltergeist4.2
The Amityville Horror3.8

Seen one of them? Open the film and answer a few quick questions about how it scared you. Every answer moves its score.